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January 8, 2018

As North Korea reopens hotline with South, officials and experts have doubts

Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell weighs in on concerns about the talks between North and South Korea in an interview with Sinclair.

 

Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation, held the opposite view, that broaching negotiations could be a sign that Kim believes he has new leverage.

“North Korea has tested three ICBMs, demonstrating the capability to strike the U.S.,” she said. “I think that’s the change in the situation. That’s what they were driving to the whole time.”

While talks could prove fruitful, Bell emphasized that South Korea should be careful and cautious if it proceeds with this dialogue.

“I just think eyes wide open is probably the best way to say anyone should be looking at this,” she said. Read more

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